Steps suggested by PM are already in place in Goa: CM

Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said the majority of the anti-COVID measures suggested by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to the chief ministers through video conferencing are already in place in the state.

“The measures like setting up of a COVID hospital and a
pathological lab in each state have been
already implemented in Goa,” he explained.

The Prime Minister sought suggestions from the states
on more measures for combating the
COVID-19 in the country. The suggestions
will be sent to the Centre soon by the state government, the Chief Minister said.

“The Prime Minister spoke to the Chief Ministers of only
those states, which have seen a substantial number of COVID-19 cases. Comparatively,
there are fewer cases in Goa. So, I did not speak to the PM,” he said.

Sawant said that Modi has also suggested that ‘health
surveillance’ should be conducted across the state so as to identify the people
who are suffering from flu-like symptoms.

He said that if coronavirus cases are more in a
particular village then borders of that
village will be sealed.

As advised by the Prime Minister, the state will
constitute an economy revival team to review economic situation of Goa during
the prevalence of the COVID crisis, Sawant said.

“The central government is ready to airlift seafarers
stranded in various countries. The Prime Minister has
directed all Indian embassies in foreign countries to prepare a list of
the seafarers,” he added.

Sawant urged the people to eschew chicken, whose ‘import’
has been banned owing to bird flu.

Reiterating that there are enough food stock in Goa, he
said, “Today 253 trucks carrying
vegetables have entered the state.”